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A review by reginacattus
The Wisdom of Whores: Bureaucrats, Brothels, and the Business of AIDS by Elizabeth Pisani
4.0
Although it was a little repetitive at times, this book was highly informative and entertaining. It was really interesting to learn a bit more about the management of HIV and AIDS across the world. It also covered a little of the mechanisms of HIV and AIDS themselves, along with epidemeology and the statistics that go along with it, something that I find quite fascinating. It was also rather amusing to guess what her next complaint at the system or the foibles of statistics would be. There are some rather shocking figures in there, outdated as they may be. This book has really challenged me to think differently, usually finishing up with me agreeing with her because her evidence is just too solid to effectively argue against.
HIV is everywhere, so we mustn't let our cultural reluctance to talk about prostitution and waria, homosexuality and drugs. Only when you talk about it, and talk about it with the people that matter can you be sure to formulate a genuinely successful treatment plan. HIV and AIDS may be far closer to being under control now than ever before, but that certainly doesn't mean we should take that for granted. We must learn our lessons from how it got out of hand before to keep it and other such diseases from re-surging.
So pick up this book in your local library and just flick through it a bit until you find her excellent summary of the problems and how to fix them. If your interest is piqued, why not give it a proper read. Sometimes repetition is needed to stress the facts.
HIV is everywhere, so we mustn't let our cultural reluctance to talk about prostitution and waria, homosexuality and drugs. Only when you talk about it, and talk about it with the people that matter can you be sure to formulate a genuinely successful treatment plan. HIV and AIDS may be far closer to being under control now than ever before, but that certainly doesn't mean we should take that for granted. We must learn our lessons from how it got out of hand before to keep it and other such diseases from re-surging.
So pick up this book in your local library and just flick through it a bit until you find her excellent summary of the problems and how to fix them. If your interest is piqued, why not give it a proper read. Sometimes repetition is needed to stress the facts.